Immunomodulating effects after perinatal exposure to methylmercury in mice

Toxicology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-175

  Thuvander, A ^a   Sundberg, J ^a   Oskarsson, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immunotoxicity; Methyl mercury; Perinatal exposure

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LACTATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030566916     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(96)03486-5     Document Type: Article

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